RSEZ news

In May 30 – 31 Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Canada to Latvia Alan Hausser visited Rezekne in an official visit with an aim to get acquainted with Rezekne, its business environment as well as education and culture opportunities. Ambassador had a meeting with the representatives of Rezekne City Council and RSEZ, visited RSEZ enterprises, culture and education institutions.

Economic indicators of RSEZ for several years are better than in the previous year and in separate positions have reached the highest indicators since the establishment of RSEZ. In the previous year turnover of RSEZ enterprises had reached 70.5 million euros, while 17.3 million euros had been invested in infrastructure and introduction of modern technologies.

With an aim to acquire experience in questions of investment attraction and revitalization of territories and popularize Rezekne Special Economic Zone on European level, representatives of RSEZ Authority and Rezekne City Council participated in the 2nd European Congress of Local Governments in Poland on April 5-6, 2016.

With an aim to find new markets for their products and new cooperation partners, the representatives of Rezekne Special Economic Zone companies from 16 to 18 of March 2016 had participated in working visit to the Netherlands, cities of Hague and Utrecht, which had been organized by entrepreneurs from Latgale.

Metal processing company “LEAX Rēzekne” and wood processing factory “VEREMS” had received awards in competition “Company of Rezekne Municipality 2015”. For the fourth year awards are traditionally granted on March 19 with an aim to evaluate the accomplishments and achievements of businesses in the previous year.

One of the largest manufacturing companies of the Rezekne region "VEREMS" RSEZ SIA celebrated its 20th anniversary in the beginning of 2016. The company is a subsidiary of the joint stock company AS “Latvijas Finieris” (“Latvian Plywood”) with specialisation in logging, woodworking, log purchasing and wholesale.

Summing up the preliminary performance indicators of the companies in 2015, it has to be recognized that the commercial enterprises of RSEZ have increased their turnover substantially, and the performance indicators will be better than in the previous year.

On 7 December 2015, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden in Latvia Henrik Landerholm during official visit to Rezekne had a meeting with the heads of Rezekne City Council and Rezekne Special Economic Zone and visited the company "LEAX Rezekne".

The Annual Award 2015 of the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) as the best employer in Latgale region is awarded to the RSEZ Company “VEREMS”. The RSEZ Administration is proud of one of the largest RSEZ companies, which is a successful example of the sustainable and socially responsible entrepreneurship for many years.

In the survey of the most promising economic zones in the world conducted by the “fDi Magazine” of the popular British newspaper “Financial Times”, the Rezekne Special Economic Zone has been commended in two categories of the bespoke awards – for infrastructure improvements and for reinvestment.